Official UK procurement notice
LUF - Works Package 4.3 - Castle Grounds & Keep, Canterbury
Authority: Canterbury City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCanterbury City Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision
of LUF - Works Package 4.3 - Castle Grounds & Keep, Canterbury and invites tenderers
to submit a tender to meet the Council's requirements:
Description of works.
This project involves the regeneration of the Canterbury castle grounds and the
manufacture and installation of a new raised walkway within the historic castle keep.
Works will include:
Hard and Soft Landscaping:
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- Earthworks
- Creating new soft landscape areas
- Creating new hard landscape areas using new and reclaimed historic paving and kerbs
- Installation of new street furniture including benches, bins and signage
- Installation of new lighting
Castle Keep - Viewing Platform:
- Manufacture and installation of castle walkway
- Hard landscaping works to the interior of the castle
- Installation of new lighting
The specific requirements for the above are detailed in the Suite of documentation. It
should be noted that by submitting a tender, you confirm that you understand and can
meet these requirements.
The Contract is anticipated to commence September / October 2025 and has to be
completed by March 2026 (unless terminated early in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Contract).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 09:46 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Authority reference
DN786731- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022785- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a2c1Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Contract award notice published26 Sept 2025, 09:46 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Mar 2026, 10:33 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakedown Landscapes (SE) Limited1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £1,249,594 | 22 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
LUF - Works Package 4.3 - Castle Grounds & Keep, Canterbury · Blakedown Landscapes (SE) Limited
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,249,594
- Period
- 16 Dec 2025 – 30 May 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BLAKEDOWN LANDSCAPES (SE) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender